The Catholic Rubens : saints and martyrs
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311 pages ; 25 cm
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| General Note: | "Originally published in German as Willibald Sauerlander, Der Katholische Rubens: Heilige und Martyrer (Munich: Verlag C. H. Beck, 2011)"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 58.81 |
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The Catholic Rubens : Saints and Martyrs
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Table of Contents
The Catholic Rubens : Saints and Martyrs
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | p. 9 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 11 | |
| Introduction | p. 12 | |
| I | Pagan Prelude: The Steadfast Death of Seneca | p. 14 |
| II | In the Reflection of the Thirty Years War | p. 30 |
| 1 | Maria Victoria: The New High Altar for the Freising Cathedral | p. 31 |
| 2 | Dynastic Return to the Old Faith: The Archangel Michael Altar for Duke Wilhelm of Pfalz-Neuburg | p. 41 |
| III | Corpus Christi | p. 48 |
| 1 | Christophers: The Altar for the Antwerp Civic Guard | p. 49 |
| 2 | The Wound in Christ's Side: The High Altar of the Church of the Friars Minor Recollects in Antwerp | p. 66 |
| 3 | The Savior on the Stone of Unction: The High Altar for the Church of the Capuchins in Cambrai | p. 72 |
| IV | New Saints and Reinvigorated Veneration of the Saints | p. 78 |
| 1 | Exorcism and Mission to the Heathen: Altars for the Antwerp Jesuits | p. 79 |
| 2 | A Calabrian Miracle Worker at the French Court: The Altar Project in Honor of Saint Francis of Paola | p. 97 |
| 3 | Vision and Purgatory: Altars for Teresa of Avila in Brussels and Antwerp | p. 104 |
| V | In the Service of the Mendicant Orders: Images of Saint Francis | p. 114 |
| 1 | The Beauty of the Cherub: The High Altar for the Capuchins in Cologne | p. 117 |
| 2 | Loving Play in the Night with the Christ Child: Pictures for the Capuchins in Antwerp and Lille | p. 124 |
| 3 | Conformitas Christi in Death: The Last Communion of Francis of Assisi | p. 127 |
| 4 | Saint Francis as Protector of a Sinful World: A Commission for the Franciscans in Ghent | p. 134 |
| VI | Holy Helpers, Local Saints, and the Cult of Relics | p. 137 |
| 1 | "Thou Shalt Be the Patron in the Plague": The Altar of the Brotherhood of Saint Roch in Aalst, Belgium | p. 137 |
| 2 | The Early Church in Brabant: The Saint Bavo Altar in the Ghent Cathedral | p. 142 |
| 3 | Missionary Preaching and the Miracle of the Tongue: The Livinus Altar of the Ghent Jesuits | p. 159 |
| 4 | The Altarpiece above the Recovered Relic: The Image of Saint Justus for the Sisters of the Annunciation in Antwerp | p. 167 |
| VII | The New Fervor: Veneration of Martyrs and Rubens's "Furia del Pennello" | p. 175 |
| 1 | "Behold, I See the Heavens Opened, and the Son of Man Standing on the Right Hand of God": The Saint Stephen Triptych for the Abbey of Saint-Amand | p. 177 |
| 2 | "Omnia in Luce Clarescunt"-"Everything Shines in the Light": The Altar of Saint Lawrence from Notre-Dame de la Chapelle in Brussels | p. 190 |
| VIII | Martyred Apostles | p. 198 |
| 1 | The Veil for the Eyes of the Apostle to the Gentiles: The Altar of Saint Paul for the Rouge-Cloitre Abbey | p. 198 |
| 2 | Cross and Idol: The Martyrdom of Saint Thomas on the High Altar of the Barefoot Augustinians in Prague | p. 202 |
| 3 | Preaching from the Cross: The Saint Andrew Altar for the Flemings in Madrid | p. 213 |
| 4 | Rubens's Patron Saint on an Altarpiece above His Father's Grave: The Crucifixion of Saint Peter in Cologne | p. 219 |
| IX | Martyrdom and Theodicy: The Massacre of the Innocents | p. 234 |
| Epilogue: Art Unfettered | p. 270 | |
| Notes | p. 276 | |
| Glossary | p. 298 | |
| Illustration Credits | p. 299 | |
| Index | p. 301 |
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